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Interesting Things on the Internet: March 27th 2017

• Trolling Scholars Debunk the Idea That the Alt-Right’s Shitposters Have Magic Powers. The world is messy, not a neat and tidy narrative. "the biggest media story to emerge from the 2016 election was the degree to which far-right media were able to set the narrative agenda for mainstream media outlets."
• The Silver Lining Of Anti-Globalism Might Be The Creation Of A True Digital Economy. "Amazon’s purpose is not to make authors and publishers wealthier, but to use its capital to undercut existing players, establish a monopoly, and then used that monopoly to “pivot” into other “verticals.” It’s the same extractive model utilized by 20th-century behemoths like Walmart, except the total domination of a market occurs even more quickly." Lots of hope for a better economic world here.